Sea Life Charlotte-Concord, Public aquarium in Concord, United States.
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord is a marine aquarium in Concord featuring 20 separate exhibits with animals from diverse ocean habitats around the world. The facility displays creatures ranging from small tropical fish to large sharks and rays, each in environments designed to reflect their natural homes.
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord opened at Concord Mills in Concord, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Merlin Entertainments. Its conservation work has included breeding and rearing nine seahorse species, helping to avoid taking seahorses from the wild. It also works with seal sanctuaries, with over 100 rescued seals returned to the wild each year, and funds a Sea Turtle Rescue and Wildlife Information Centre on Zakynthos, Greece.
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord is run by Merlin Entertainments and takes part in conservation work: it has bred and reared nine seahorse species, so none are taken from the wild for its displays. It also works with seal sanctuaries, with over 100 rescued seal pups returned to the wild each year, and gives permanent homes to injured or disabled aquatic creatures.
The aquarium sits inside Concord Mills, a large outlet mall in Concord, North Carolina, about 20 minutes by car from central Charlotte. Exhibits are viewed on foot along a one-way route, ending at the 180° ocean tunnel. The touch pool lets visitors handle small creatures under staff supervision.
A standout feature is the 180-degree ocean tunnel where visitors can walk while sharks, rays, and rescued sea turtles swim overhead. This provides an unusual viewpoint of these large animals in a recreated ocean space.
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